Mission
Our mission at Lombok Eco Adventures is to provide exceptional educational opportunities through immersive camps that combine field work, community engaged learning, and cultural experiences. We aim to support middle and high school students pursuing various international curricula, including the International Baccalaureate, International Cambridge, AP, and other courses.
Lombok Eco Adventures: Where Learning Meets Adventure, Nature Ignites Passion.
We use the Compass sustainability toolkit to identify community issues and develop an action plan based on the skills and talents of the group, taking into account the Oath for Compassionate Helpers.
Personal Growth and Team Building:
Nurturing personal growth and teamwork skills through challenging and enriching activities. We encourage students to step out of their comfort zones, build resilience, and develop strong bonds with their peers.
CURRICULUM
Biology
Ecosystems - Forest - old growth, new growth, transition zones. Marine, seagrass, mangrove, coral reef, rocky and sandy shores, fresh water, mountain, urban.
Data collection - transects, quadrats, biodiversity studies, capture-mark-release-recapture, abiotic and biotic factors, correlation studies, classification and use of a key statistical analysis.
Marine Studies
Reef conservation programs, artificial reefs, aquaculture, effects of development on marine ecosystems, eco tourism and alternative livelihoods
Environmental Systems and Societies
Abiotic factors, population surveys techniques, biodiversity studies, conservation projects, esxdb nffects of deforestation and agriculture, aquaculture, pollution surveys, soil analysis, food production
Geography
Catchment systems and management, coastal processes, managing coastal and marine resources, geological hazards studies - volcanoes, earthquakes,
sustainable tourism, UN Sustainable Development Goals,
fieldwork for case studies and IAs
Travel and Tourism
Leisure, sport and tourism study of costs and benefits for hosting an international
Moto GP event, sustainable tourism, SDGs
Fieldwork for case studies and IAs
Why Lombok
Lombok has so much to offer with beautiful natural landscapes, fascinating Sasak culture and a fast developing tourist industry
Getting There - Direct flights from Bali, Jakarta, Surabaya and more
Ferry or fast boat from Bali
Parts of Lombok available to explore:
South Lombok
Stunning beaches, Moto GP Circuit, tourism and great restaurants
Tetebatu
Waterfalls, organic farms and hiking
Gili Islands
Coral reefs, reef conservation projects, impacts of tourism and great beaches
North Lombok
Mount Rinjani (volcano), forests, hiking and wildlife
Narmada
Organic farms, rivers and white water rafting
East Lombok
Amazing snorkelling, marine conservation projects and environmental impacts
Our Partners
Partners of Lombok Eco Adventures
Bye-Bye Plastic Bags Lombok
The Lombok branch of the organisation started in Bali by Melati and Isabel Witjen, campaigning to end the use of single use plastic on the island. BBPB Lombok has coordinated the Kuta Tidy Schools Competition and is implementing a Komitmen initiative for local businesses that follow sustainable practices.
The Great Lombok Trail
This talented team runs hiking and camping trips along some of the most scenic and thrilling sections of the lower side of Mt Rinjani, including secluded natural swimming pools, lakes, incredible views and epic waterfalls.
Project Hiu
An amazing example of supporting ex shark fishermen in new, sustainable livelihoods. East Lombok has long been notorious for its shark finning industry but Project Hiu is committed to turning this industry around in Lombok and aspires to train the fishermen as eco tour guides - a win-win situation for the fishermen and the sharks. The epitome of a conservation project that truly covers all aspects of the Sustainability Compass.
Anak Alam Intercultural School
This little school with a big heart is the centre of several sustainability projects in South Lombok. Built around permaculture gardens, the school runs after school classes for local children to train them as Eco Heroes, teach English as well as sustainable practices in recycling, upcycling and reuse.
Gili Ecotrust
The main dive shops on Trawangan established the NGO Gili Eco Trust in 2002. The idea was to encourage a set donation per diver to be chiefly used to pay the SATGAS (reef patrol) employees, to place buoys to limit anchoring, to restore the reefs, and to organize many other environmental projects to protect and restore the natural environment around the islands whilst boosting sustainable tourism. Gili Eco Trust now also has initiatives in waste management, animal welfare and much more.
DNA Learning Zone
Extracurricular classes for children from one of the poorest areas in Lombok. DNA provides classes in Bahasa Indonesia, English and entrepreneurship. The students make their own products to sell from items they find on the beach.
Ninē Ninē
Nine Nine believes education and women’s empowerment are the keys to a better future. Through design and weaving, they aim to keep weaving skills alive in the region and honour the ancestral skills of women. At the Ninē Ninē workshop, women upcycle bendangs (the beautiful fabrics women wear everyday in Lombok) into eco friendly products and accessories.
About the Director
Julie Moreno
Julie has 25 years international teaching experience in a range of secondary subjects, including Biology, Geography, Marine Science, Travel and Tourism and Global Perspectives, and including 19 years as an IB Biology examiner. Her leadership positions have included CAS Coordinator, Global Citizenship Coordinator, Head of Science, Secondary Coordinator and Principal.
Julie has a Bachelor of Environmental Science, Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary), Master of Environment in Education for Sustainability, as well as considerable industry experience in ecotourism.
She is a lifelong learner with a passion for sustainable practices and global citizenship for a better world.
